The First-Time Puppy Owner's Handbook
Preparing your home, the first week, routines, body language, reward-based learning, house training, sleep, grooming basics, socialization, and a first-month plan.
Printable guides for the first year
Bringing a puppy home is exciting, and it can also be tiring and confusing. This bundle gives you ten organized, practical guides, from house training and daily routines to vet visit records, socialization, and a keepsake journal.
The bundle
Each guide is a separate PDF with its own cover and contents. Use one, or print the whole set.
Preparing your home, the first week, routines, body language, reward-based learning, house training, sleep, grooming basics, socialization, and a first-month plan.
Daily and weekly schedules, feeding and water logs, potty and sleep tracking, play and training notes, and a weekly review.
House-training principles, a visual timeline, break and accident logs, a weekly chart, and cleanup and troubleshooting guides.
Positive-reinforcement lessons for name recognition, sit, recall, settling on a mat, loose-leash walking, gentle handling, and calm greetings.
Essential and optional supplies, questions for breeders and rescues, room-by-room puppy-proofing, a budget worksheet, and first-day checklists.
Feeding and appetite records, food changes, weight history, digestion notes, and space for your veterinarian's recommendations.
Clinic and emergency contacts, microchip details, vaccination and medication records, questions for appointments, and an emergency information sheet.
Gradual, positive experiences by category, with preparation checklists, response notes, a progress tracker, and a weekly planner.
Brushing, bathing, nail, dental, ear, and skin logs, a grooming workflow, a supply inventory, and a monthly review.
A puppy profile, homecoming story, first-year milestones, photo frames, monthly reflections, and a letter to your puppy.
Why it helps
The handbook and workbook explain the first year step by step, with reward-based training that you can practise in short sessions.
Trackers, a health organizer, and a feeding journal hold the dates, contacts, and questions you will want when you talk to your veterinarian.
The milestones journal turns the first year into a keepsake, with space for photos, stories, and letters to your puppy.
Who it is for
Whether you have just brought your puppy home or are planning ahead, these guides keep the everyday work organized.
Formats
Every guide comes in both paper sizes, so you can print at home or at a copy shop.
8.5 × 11 in pages, for printing in North America and other Letter-size regions.
210 × 297 mm pages, for printing in most other countries.
Open them on a computer or tablet, fill in the lines by hand, and print the pages you need.
The complete set
The ZIP file includes the final PDFs in US Letter and A4, so you can print the set or choose the guides you want.
Prefer one guide? Use the Letter or A4 links on each guide above.
Good to know. These guides are educational and organizational tools. They are not veterinary advice, diagnosis, or treatment. The guides do not prescribe feeding amounts, calorie targets, supplements, or vaccination schedules, because those depend on your puppy's age, breed, size, health, and food. Ask your veterinarian about vaccinations, medication, nutrition, and any health concern. For an emergency, contact your nearest emergency veterinary service right away.